limiting chat function for unverified users

[crazycells]

Forum allows chats for new users who have not confirmed their email addresses. We want them to be able to chat with moderators/admins so they can resolve membership-related problems without sending direct emails, but we do not want them to be able to chat with other regular users before verification.

We had cases where spam users logged in, did not confirm their email addresses, and sent spam messages to users...

Is it possible to achieve this with privilege settings? or should I create a GH issue?

[baris]

This should be possible, chat is a global privilege so remove it from registered-users and unverified-users and only give it to verified-users group in the ACP.

[crazycells]

@baris said in limiting chat function for unverified users:

This should be possible, chat is a global privilege so remove it from registered-users and unverified-users and only give it to verified-users group in the ACP.

but, are unverified users able to chat with admins/global moderators in this setting?

I think it is more logical to keep chat available with admins to find a solution to their problem easily, but not with regular users...

[baris]

Oh I missed that part, no if you remove the privilege then they won't be able to chat with anyone.

[crazycells]

I created a GH issue...

https://github.com/NodeBB/NodeBB/issues/10962